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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 16, 1909. 



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large for us to 



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ESTABLISHED 1862 



W. H. ELVERSON POHERY CO., ^.S!T 



M.n„,.y.u«r. STANDARD FLOWER POTS 



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small to receive 



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attention 



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GROWING MIXED CROPS. 



A MaisachusetU Man't Methods. 



In regard to growing to get good re- 

 sults, I should be pleased to tell you some 

 of my experience in the greenhouse busi- 

 ness. I have grown lettuce, radishes, 

 beets, cucumbers, violets, sweet peas, car- 

 nations, calla lilies and chrysanthemums, 

 one crop after another. The fall crops 

 never any more than exchanged an old 

 dollar for a new one, but the spring crops 

 paid well. I have grown cucumbers in 

 the fall and had them bearing in January 

 and February and received $1.50 per 

 dozen, but they did not pay. I have 

 grown other cucumbers that bore in April, 

 May, June and July, and which netted 

 me $1,500 vn the same house. 



Now, to grow almost any of these 

 crops, such as sweet peas, cucumbers and 

 lettuce, you need a soil about eighteen 

 inches deep, thoroughly mixed with fine 

 horse manure. Twenty-five or thirty tons 

 of fine horse manure will suffice for about 

 12,000 square feet. Apply that amount 

 twice a year and you will be able to grow 

 three crops; namely, one crop of lettuce 

 in the fall, one crop of radishes in the 

 winter and one crop of cucumbers in the 

 spring and summer, or one crop of vio- 

 lets in the fall and winter, four or five 

 crops of plants in the spring and a late 

 crop of cucumbers in the summer. 



Cucumber* on Benches. 



To grow cucumbers on benches, five or 

 six inches of soil is plenty and they wiU 

 grow as much in one day on the benches 

 as they will in two days in the solid beds. 

 They will not grow so large, but will be 

 fully as numerous. A crop will last 

 about two months. In solid beds it will 

 take about five months to get the same 

 number of cucumbers as you would on 

 tbe benches. 



In regard to watering, never wet the 

 cucumber foliage if you can avoid it. 

 Water the plants well when they are dry, 

 but do not water them when they are 

 wet; that is the main point. As to ven- 

 tilation, do not give them too much of 

 it. Never open the house until it gets 

 above 90 degrees and do not let the tem- 

 perature go below 50 .degrees if you can 

 prevent it. They will stand without being 

 hurt at 40 degrees if they are dry, and 

 at 120 degrees providing they are wet, 

 but the best temperature is from 60 to 

 90 degrees for any variety of cucumber I 

 know of. 



Crops Without Heat. 



Violets and sweet peas, lettuce or rad- 

 ishes can be grown without heat, pro- 

 viding you have a high house. Sometimes 

 violets will fade on account of the cold, 

 fConcluded on page 118.] 



RED 



Standard Flower Pots 



Price list and samplei on application. 



PADUCAH POTTERY CO., mc. 



PADUCAH, KKNTUCKT 



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HEWS STANDARD POTS 



POT MAKERS FOR UO YEARS 

 World's Largest Manufacturers 



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All UCH/C Q f*ft l«*^ Established 1766 



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KELLER POTTERY CO. 



Manufacturers of Florists* Red Flower Pots 

 Azalea Pots, Bulb and Fern Pans, Etc. 



Tbe very l^t shipping facilities on both Pennsylvania R. R. and Philadelphia and Reading B. B, 



213 to 223 PEARL STREET, NORRISTOWN, PA, 



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THE FAMOUS IONIA POTS 



STRONGEST, LIGHTEST, MOST POROUS. 



Packed in etrong, hardwood crates. Plenty of etraw. 

 We aolved the breakage problem years ago. 



We are ready for that order NOW. 



IONIA POTTERY CO., 



IONIA, MICH. 



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Syracuse Red Pots 



OUR AIM 



To give the florists the best goodi 

 with prompt service at fair prices. 



Oar catalogue tells it all. 



Syracuse Pottery Co. 



SYRACUSE, N. T. 



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American Flower and Tree Tub. 



No. Top. Deep Pric. 



1 - 13^ 12 $1.00 



2 WA 14 1.25 



3 16 16 1.50 



4 19 18 2.00 



5 21 20 3.00 



6 25 22 4.00 



7 25% 24 5.50 

 Tba AmoricanWoodenware Mfg.Ct 



TOLEDO, OHIO 



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Kramer's Pot Hanger 



For Sale by Wholesale Seedsmen, 

 Florists and Supply Dealers. 



Price, $1.00 per dos. hy enress. 

 Sample dos. by mail, $1.86. 



I. N. KRAMER & SON. Cedar Rapids. Iowa 



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All The Clay 



for our 



Florists* Red Pots 



Is prepared by passingr through w 

 Bcreen 1600 meshes to the square 

 inch. If in a hurry for pots order 

 from us. We can ship over five 

 lines of railroad, by river or 

 interurban. Write for catalo^rue 

 Bhowing all the articles we make * 

 for florists' use. 



niE PETERS & REED POnERY CO. 



ZANE8VILLE, OHIO. 



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6E0. KELLER & SON 



Manufacturers of 



RED POTS 



Before buyingr write for prices. 

 ItU-flCtfl Henidoii Stre«t 

 WrVii^Ave..CHICAGO.ILL 



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Standard Red Pots 



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 We carry a complete line of Florists' pots. 



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MILWAUEKK, WIS. 



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